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Coaches head to Middle East in support of troops
Miami's Randy Shannon is among five college football coaches who'll head to Kuwait and other military bases in the Middle East this May to meet with U.S. troops and participate in some clinics.
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Days of Whine and Rose Bowls: S.E.C. Bloggers and the Buckeye Backlash
Dawg Sports — ... In short, the presence of a "most convincing braggart" mentality in the Southeastern Conference coaching ranks seems to be concentrated almost exclusively among those coaches with direct ties to Big Ten schools. (Mark Richt, who has no such connections, is too busy supporting the troops to brag.) As for the charge that a boastful nature is the hallmark of the S.E.C. commissioner, let's just say that ...

US Military ASk Weis to Please Not Try to Motivate Troops in Middle East
Your Face is a Sports Blog — KUWAIT CITY - Top US military officials today implored Notre Dame head football coach Charlie Weis to "please not derail things any more than they are" by attempting to use his "obviously deficient" motivational skills when he visits US forces in the Middle East in May with a group of college coaches. "Coalition forces have made great strides since the troop surge," said Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. "Being a Navy man, I can tell you that the last thing we need is this joker giving a speech to the troops and setting us back three years." Mullen ...

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